Irish Rowing News. Training and Preparation for Events
ROWING: The board of Rowing Ireland was forced to withdraw a major proposal without a vote at the agm of the body in Dublin today. Delegates were being asked to adopt new articles of association with the purpose of bringing…
ROWING: Ireland’s Michael Maher had a fine win at the British Indoor Rowing Championships at Nottingham on Sunday. The Dubliner, who is part of the Rowing Ireland squad based at the National Rowing Centre in Cork, won gold by over…
ROWING: UCD’s men’s senior eight clocked 10 minutes 29 seconds in excellent conditions to claim the title of fastest crew at the Dublin Head of the River. Trinity took the Diane Cook trophy for best overall club. Dublin Head of…
ROWING: UCD took three of the four titles on offer at a lively set of Colours Races in Dublin today. Trinity’s novice women denied the college a second consecutive clean sweep in perfect conditions. In the men’s senior race, the…
Twin brothers Turlough and Patrick Hughes (20) will vie for dominance in the Gannon Cup, the annual colours race between Trinity and UCD, on the Liffey on Bank Holiday Monday. UCD, who will be seeking their fifth consecutive Gannon, will…
ROWING: The new experiment which sees club athletes coming together at Munster crews will get a big outing on St Patrick's Day. Munster will be racing two eights in the London Head of the River. The Heavywegiht eight will start…
ROWING: Two Grainne Mhaol/NUIG eights which were a mix of seniors and intermediates filled the the top spots at the Galway Head of the River on Saturday. Just over a second separated the crews, with the Cork Boat Club senior…
ROWING: Sean O’Neill from Co Limerick will represent New Zealand at the Olympic Games in London in the men’s four – the same boat class in which he rowed for Ireland in Beijing four years ago. O’Neill, who is now…
ROWING: The men’s senior eight from Grainne Mhaol/NUIG were the fastest crew at the Erne Head of the River at Enniskillen. The Galway crew had six seconds to spare over the Queen’s University senior eight, and NUIG’s intermediate eight were…
ROWING: Over 60 crews from all over Ireland will descend on Lough Erne tomorrow for the Erne Head of the River. This year competition looks set to be fierce. The biggest battle of the day should be between NUI Galway…
ROWING: Nineteen senior and under-23 athletes and a host of top juniors have been invited to the final National Assessment on April 6th to 9th. Arrangements will be made for those who have not completed the second ergometer test. table.tableizer-table…
Queen's University, who appointed Mick Desmond as head coach last month, emerged with a number of category wins and topped the ranking in the second head at the Lagan Head of the River in Belfast. RESULTS OF SECOND HEAD table.tableizer-table…
ROWING: Queen’s University led the way at the Lagan Head of the River in Belfast. Their men’s senior double was the fastest crew in the first head, and their senior eight matched the feat in the second. There was a…
ROWING: Cork Boat Club won the Denis McSweeney trophy at the Cork Head of the River at the Marina in Cork today, as the club’s senior eight was the fastest on the day. The gusting wind, particularly at the finish,…
ROWING: Cork Head of the River will go ahead tomorrow (Saturday) at the Marina with an entry of 330 crews. The event is a rolling head over 4,000 metres, with timing from 9.30 until 4.0. The head stands alone on…
ROWING: The Head of the Shannon, scheduled for Saturday, February 18th, at Carrick on Shannon has been cancelled because of a forecast of high winds. The official forecast suggested that gusts could near 50 kilometres per hour on the day.
